ASL News

Come to an ASL News event near you!

Community education, community organizing, and community fun!

ASL News is just that; meetings that take place in American Sign Language and focus on topics of interest to Maine’s Deaf Community!

Come and learn about such things as:

*Medicare and Mainecare
*Voting rights
*Civil Rights- what are they?
*Videophones
*Emergency Services
*911
*Safer Sex Education
*Nutrition and Health
*Tax Rebates

ASL News Dates/Times

Bangor, first Tuesday of every month, 6-8 PM. Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor, Maine 04401, Phone: (207) 947-8336 Childrens’ Reading Room, 1st Floor. EXCEPT: March 3, we will meet at the Bangor Career Center, 45 Oak Street, Suite 3, Bangor, ME 04401-6667, Tel: 561-4050 or 1-888-828-0568 Fax: 561-4066, TTY: 1-800-498-6711 to meet with our host, Gwen LaPointe, Disability Navigator. Snacks provided.

Augusta group meets the fourth Thursday of every month, 6-8 Pm, Pat’s Pizza, Pat's Pizza 292 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330-6916, (207) 622-7287, Get directions. February topic: Deaf Mission to Haiti presented by Steve Gagnon, Ginny Pelletier, Patti Gardner, Larrissa Kothenbeutil, and others who went to Haiti before the earthquake. Presented in ASL, voice interpreting and printed text provided. March topic: Mediation, with Nancy Markowitz of Community Mediation Services. English with ASL interpreting provided by Meryl Troop. Pizza!

Special event: Portland ASL News – Peru! Lois Morin, Polly Lawson, Gloria Carter and Susan Haggerty will talk about their recent trip to Peru and their adventures with Deaf Peruvians. Presented in ASL, with voice interpretation and printed text. Sample Peruvian food.

What would YOU like to learn about?